Silvana Imam | |
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![]() Silvana Imam in 2015 | |
Background information | |
Born | Plungė, Lithuania | 19 September 1986
Genres | Hip hop |
Labels | Playground Music, Refune Music |
Silvana Imam (pronounced /sɪlvˈɑːnə ɪmˈɑːm/, [1] born Plungė, Lithuania 19 September[ citation needed] 1986 [2]) is a Swedish rapper. She is known for her political songs protesting racism, homophobia, and the Sweden Democrats. [3]
Imam's mother is from Lithuania and of Samogitian descent, while her father is of Syrian descent. [4] She grew up in Plungė, Lithuania, and Stockholm. [3] Imam has an academic background and has studied English and psychology at the University of Stockholm. [5] [3] Imam is openly lesbian and was in a relationship with singer Beatrice Eli. She is a member of the hiphop collective RMH. [6] RMH consists of rappers Erik "Eboi" Lundin and Cherrie. [7]
In 2012, she was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at Kingsizegalan, and in May 2013, she released her debut album called Rekviem for the record label Playground Music. [8] In May 2014, she released the EP När du ser mig • Se dig, and, after that went on her Jag ser dig tour in Sweden during the summer of 2014. [9]
In January 2015, Imam signed with Sebastian Ingrosso's record label, Refune Music. [10] In February 2015, she was named Homo of the Year at the QX Gaygalan Awards. [11] In April 2015, she released her second EP, called Jag dör för dig, and went on her second tour, called Jag är naturkraft. [12] Imam is in a relationship with performer Beatrice Eli and in June 2015, the couple performed together in Gothenburg under the stage name of Vierge Moderne. [13] [14] They got the name for their duo from a poem of the Finnish poet Edith Södergran. [14] They performed at the performance stage at Liseberg. [14] She was a guest in the premiere episode of the discussion show Edit: Dirawi, with Gina Dirawi as presenter. [15] In October 2015, Imam was a guest on the Aftonbladet TV show "Nästa Nivå" (Next Level), where she discussed rap music with rap artist Sebbe Staxx. [16] In February 2015, she won the award for Best Live Act at Manifestgalan. [17] Silvana Imam has described herself in her lyrics as the Vincent van Gogh of rap, the Liberace of rap, and the Quentin Tarantino of rap. [18] In October 2016, Silvana Imam was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands. [19] On 2 July 2021, Imam and Lune will release "Vinner med hjärtat", the theme song for Sweden for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] She made her acting debut in the 2022 film Dogborn, which premiered at the International Critics' Week section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. [21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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SWE | ||
Rekviem [22] | 2013 | — |
Naturkraft [23] | 2016 | 17 [24] |
Helig Moder [25] | 2019 | 13 [26] |
Media related to
Silvana Imam at Wikimedia Commons
Silvana Imam | |
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![]() Silvana Imam in 2015 | |
Background information | |
Born | Plungė, Lithuania | 19 September 1986
Genres | Hip hop |
Labels | Playground Music, Refune Music |
Silvana Imam (pronounced /sɪlvˈɑːnə ɪmˈɑːm/, [1] born Plungė, Lithuania 19 September[ citation needed] 1986 [2]) is a Swedish rapper. She is known for her political songs protesting racism, homophobia, and the Sweden Democrats. [3]
Imam's mother is from Lithuania and of Samogitian descent, while her father is of Syrian descent. [4] She grew up in Plungė, Lithuania, and Stockholm. [3] Imam has an academic background and has studied English and psychology at the University of Stockholm. [5] [3] Imam is openly lesbian and was in a relationship with singer Beatrice Eli. She is a member of the hiphop collective RMH. [6] RMH consists of rappers Erik "Eboi" Lundin and Cherrie. [7]
In 2012, she was nominated for Newcomer of the Year at Kingsizegalan, and in May 2013, she released her debut album called Rekviem for the record label Playground Music. [8] In May 2014, she released the EP När du ser mig • Se dig, and, after that went on her Jag ser dig tour in Sweden during the summer of 2014. [9]
In January 2015, Imam signed with Sebastian Ingrosso's record label, Refune Music. [10] In February 2015, she was named Homo of the Year at the QX Gaygalan Awards. [11] In April 2015, she released her second EP, called Jag dör för dig, and went on her second tour, called Jag är naturkraft. [12] Imam is in a relationship with performer Beatrice Eli and in June 2015, the couple performed together in Gothenburg under the stage name of Vierge Moderne. [13] [14] They got the name for their duo from a poem of the Finnish poet Edith Södergran. [14] They performed at the performance stage at Liseberg. [14] She was a guest in the premiere episode of the discussion show Edit: Dirawi, with Gina Dirawi as presenter. [15] In October 2015, Imam was a guest on the Aftonbladet TV show "Nästa Nivå" (Next Level), where she discussed rap music with rap artist Sebbe Staxx. [16] In February 2015, she won the award for Best Live Act at Manifestgalan. [17] Silvana Imam has described herself in her lyrics as the Vincent van Gogh of rap, the Liberace of rap, and the Quentin Tarantino of rap. [18] In October 2016, Silvana Imam was confirmed to play at the 31st edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, the Netherlands. [19] On 2 July 2021, Imam and Lune will release "Vinner med hjärtat", the theme song for Sweden for the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] She made her acting debut in the 2022 film Dogborn, which premiered at the International Critics' Week section of the 79th Venice International Film Festival. [21]
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
SWE | ||
Rekviem [22] | 2013 | — |
Naturkraft [23] | 2016 | 17 [24] |
Helig Moder [25] | 2019 | 13 [26] |
Media related to
Silvana Imam at Wikimedia Commons